Articles | Volume 22, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2487-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2487-2022
Research article
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24 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2022

Frequent new particle formation at remote sites in the subboreal forest of North America

Meinrat O. Andreae, Tracey W. Andreae, Florian Ditas, and Christopher Pöhlker

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-838', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Nov 2021
    • AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Meinrat O. Andreae, 15 Jan 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-838', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Dec 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Meinrat O. Andreae, 15 Jan 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Meinrat O. Andreae on behalf of the Authors (15 Jan 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (26 Jan 2022) by Tuukka Petäjä
AR by Meinrat O. Andreae on behalf of the Authors (30 Jan 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Atmospheric aerosol particles are key players in the Earth’s climate system, but there is still considerable uncertainty about where and how these particles are initially formed. We present the first study of new particle formation (NPF) at a pristine site in a subboreal forest region of North America. Our data suggest that, in this environment, there is frequent NPF from biogenic organic precursor compounds, which was likely the predominant source of particles in the preindustrial environment.
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